Few tales of disaster at sea are able to convey the survivors' feelings of fear, hopelessness, and horror. This book is one of those successful few...the author, her husband, and their 5-year-old daughter were on a yacht cruise on the Bay of Biscay when they were struck by a storm. Fearing that the yacht was about to sink, the three took to the liferaft in mountainous seas. Less than a week later the husband died. Nine days later, the daughter died. Shortly afterwards, the author was rescued. But that wasn't the end of the story. The media circus took hold. There were insinuations that this may have been more than a straight disaster at sea, that the author may have been involved in-what?-an insurance scam? neglect? murder?
Reviews
A strange, gloomy, shadowy true story of deaths at sea is this one and it will play tricks inside your head. The mysterious actions and words of the skipper (the husband) form a devious maze of indecipherable oceanic madness. Bernard and Louise Longo and five-year-old daughter start out on a pleasant summer sail in the always unsettled Bay of Biscay. A wreck, days in a boat, unable to flag down ships passing by, bring things to a head. Louise gets to safety in Spain. The husband and child are dead. What happened? A good little thriller. A true one. * Book World *
Written in a spare, no-holds-barred style, skillfully translated from the original French, this is the most compelling story of shipwreck and survival of the last several decades. * I.M. Boating Books Catalog *



Book Information
ISBN 9781574090062
Author Louise Longo
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Sheridan House
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm